What is the decomposition of 3/5 using only unit fractions?
1/5 + 1/5 + 1/5
1/8 + 7/8?
8/8 = 1
4/8 - 3/8
1/8
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1 2/7 + 3 1/7
4 3/7
3 2/5 - 1 1/5
2 1/5
Name one way to decompose 5/6 that does NOT use only unit fractions.
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3/10 + 2/10
5/10
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3/4 - 2/4
1/4
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7/8 + 1 5/8
2 4/8 or 2 1/2
4 1/4 - 2 2/4
1 3/4
The fraction 8/8 can be decomposed into 3/8+ 2/8 + ?/8. What is the missing fraction?
1/8
10/20 + 6/20
16/20
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4/11 - 1/11
3/11
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3 3/6 + 1 5/6
5 2/6
2 pounds of cookie dough
Find three different, non-unit fractions (none can have 1 in the numerator) that can be added together to equal 7/12.
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5/5 + 3/5
1 3/5
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4/5 - 3/5
1/15
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5 7/10 + 4 4/10
10 1/10
4 3/12 - 1 4/12
2 11/12
The fraction 10/12 is decomposed into three parts:
1/12 + 5/12 + ?/12
What is the missing fraction?
4/12
A newborn baby gains 1 3/6 pounds each month after birth. How many pounds will the baby gain in her first six months?
9 pounds
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3/10 - 1/10
2/10 = ?/?
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You use 5 ⅔ pounds of watermelon, 1 1/3 pounds of grapes to make a fruit salad. What is the total weight of your fruit salad?
7 pounds
20 1/6 - 19 4/6
3/6 = ?/?